Monday, March 13, 2023

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We asked DKZ's Kyoungyoon straight-forwardly and he answered in a low voice.
"Yes. It was JMS"

He revealed that he was already a follower of JMS ever since he was still in his mother's womb.
"I was a born-believer. I'd hold hands with my mother to go there"

Kyoungyoon lowered his head and didn't speak for awhile. Some time had passed and as if he had made a decision, he started talking.

"It's a relief that I discovered the truth, even if it's late. I'm still worried about my parents, though. Especially, my mom, she has a huge faith because she had been a follower for over 20 years. I hope she can overcome this."

Dispatch arranged a meeting with Kyoungyoon and had 2 rounds of interviews on March 8th and 10th. On the 9th, Kyoungyoon had to leave for Yeongdok-gun, North Gyeongsan. He shared the conversation he had with his parents.

The purpose of this interview is not for 'clarification'. In this report, we deliver their emotions, expressions, confessions, reflections, and apology just as it is. For this reason, we report this news in QnA format. 

Lastly, we also add the perspectives of people who have been doing research about this cult. Is Jung Myeongseok the perpetrator? Are all his followers also the perpetrators? What do we need to do as a society?

What makes them drawn to JMS?


#Encounter with Kyoungyoon.

Kyoungyoon's mother attended a Presbyterian church. His aunt (His mother's younger sister), coincidentally came across a Providence church as she worked. She was convinced because she was told "It's a place that teaches the Bible really well." Just like that, his aunt joined JMS. This took time back in 1994. 

Dispatch: We are really curious about how you came across JMS.

KY: I followed my mother around a lot as a child. We went to my aunt's place. I remember my family and some elders from the neighborhood would gather there, listen to sermons, have some meals, and then go home. That's how I used to spend my weekend. 

D: Is your aunt the pastor?

KY: Yes. I heard she studied Theology and became a pastor. At first, she did evangelization at home. When I was in pre-school, she started to do it in a church placed on the 3rd floor of a small building.

Kyoungyoon's aunt opened a church in early February 2020. It was right next to the cafe that Kyoungyoon's mother owns. Recently, several allegations regarding his mom's cafe and aunt's church have been spread online. (We will talk about this more in an interview with his mom below)

D: How did you get involved in JMS?

KY: I heard JMS' sermon from a video. According to my aunt, JMS is someone who delivers messages from God. She told me he was an amazing person who has read The Bible more than 2,000 times.

D: An amazing person? Does she believe that he was a Messiah?

KY: I watched 'In The Name of God: A Holy Betrayal'. I noticed that he claimed himself as Messiah. When I saw that clip, I thought to myself, "He must be a crazy man." This is hard to believe, but I had no idea at all back then. I know I sound pathetic saying this, but that's how it was. 

D: You had no idea back then?

KY: I remember watching that sermon video. Before claiming himself as Messiah, he baited us for 2 to 3 hours. A lot of people believed in him. That's how it was. It was some type of gaslighting.

D: Why did you fall for it?

KY: I didn't fall for it because I believed he was Messiah. I fell for it because my aunt told me that he was the person who delivers messages from God the best. I have to agree that it was like a brain-washing. I started thinking, 'That means he's just like... a Messiah'.


D: To say it's 'brain-washing' is...

KY: I don't understand it either. Nobody would believe him if he blatantly said he was Messiah and that following him will get you to heaven. He doesn't approach people that way. His approach was slow, little by little. 

D: For example?

KY: People keep on talking about how amazing he is through their experience with him, etc. They would say, "I had to go through surgery for this, but his prayer healed me," and then even proceeded to show their medical record as an evidence. There are also tons of people who say, "He solves all my problems," etc. 

D: How could you believe that?

KY: Honestly, I didn't have the freedom to choose my own religion. It was my religion because it was what my family believed... I had no one to compare or discuss it. However, I think my mom's faith got even bigger after she had me. 

D: What do you mean?

KY: When I was in 2nd grade, I got sick. I couldn't eat anything, I kept on throwing up. Pastors came from far places to pray for me. I was supposed to go through a surgery 3 days after that, but they did another check-up and found there was nothing wrong with me. I think that's when she started to believe even more. 

D: Do you also think the same?

KY: I thought it was just a disease that gets better as time passes by. The timing happened to be just right. Just like how we get COVID and get better in 3-4 days with medications. God didn't heal me just because the Pastor prayed for me. Now that I think about it, I was very childish.

(NB: Let me know if I should translate the rest, because the original post from Theqoo only attaches the first picture)

theqoo

-What's the point in all of this when his parents still haven't gotten back to their right mind...

-I read the whole article and I can totally understand him. I don't want to say anything either because he already left JMS. It's not like he followed JMS by choice. He was a born-believer. He's just another victim.

-His aunt was a Pastor...

-Do you seriously think leaving a religion is that easy?

-I feel really bad for himㅠㅠ Who would leave that religion if they still get hate comments anyway? If he's lying, I'm sure the truth will always be revealed in the end. Stop saying he's a perpetrator when he already left that behind, that's only turning yourself into perpetrators.

-I feel really bad for him... I don't know why people are leaving hate comments...

-I feel really bad for him because he was born into that cult... 

-Did you guys even read the whole article?

-After reading the whole article, I can understand him. He didn't have the freedom to choose his religion. 

-I read the whole article and I think I'm gonna stop leaving hate comments for him

-Honestly, I don't believe him...

"JMS no longer exists" ... 'DKZ' Kyoungyoon, how he escaped from JMS as a born-believer

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

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 seems to be a very great strategy. 

Every time Baby Monster releases teasers, I would think, 'They're still releasing teasers?. I'm getting sick of it. 

pann
[+530][-29]

1. [+115][-2] I got curious at first, but I'm losing all the excitement as it goes. The girls are talented. But I somehow can already predict how the group's gonna be because they're from YG.

2. [+109][-2] I agree... They keep on releasing teasers

3. [+78][-8] I'm a Bunnies and I think it was a very well-made decision for the company to release New Jeans' debut MV with no prior announcement. 

4. [+59][-1] Whoa, I couldn't agree more. At first, I was so excited every time Baby Monster dropped their teasers. But my excitement is gone after I realized that the teasers were for a survival show. I'm no longer waiting now.

5. [+34][-5] I'm a fan from another idol group and I'm not interested in Baby Monster. However, companies have their own way to debut their artists. You can't just set New Jeans as the standards and judge the other idols for having different strategies, it's very sickening and weird. Companies usually release teasers or clips before debuting idol groups, that's the traditional way. I'm sure if an idol group debuts with no prior announcement, just like New Jeans did, you guys will hate and critics them for copying New Jeans. Can't we just support New Jeans as New Jeans? I know they have great concepts and songs, but I don't get why you guys feel like you gotta compare them to every single girl groups that exist. 

After looking at Baby Monster, the fact that New Jeans released their MV with no teasers...

 This is crazy;;

Lee Jae-myung's nephew stalked the victim and stabbed her 19 times with a knife until she passed. He also murdered the victim's mother by stabbing her 18 times with a knife.

Lee Jae-myung defended his nephew, saying that this case was a 'Dating Violence".

It was revealed that Lee Jae-myung's nephew had been stalking the victim for several years. He couldn't accept that the victim wanted to end things with him. Then, he proceeded to buy a knife over 30cm and 5 rolls of tape from a supermarket. 

He hid that and went to her house. He rang the bell, but there was no answer. 

He felt like no one was home, so he waited until the victim and her family came home.

The victim and her family eventually came home at 11.30 PM.

Lee Jae-myung's nephew held onto the victim and begged for her to let him go inside. 

The victim let him inside. Lee Jae-myung's nephew asked for the victim's parents' blessing to get married for nearly 50 minutes. The victim's parents opposed the idea. 

That's when Lee Jae-myung's nephew pulled out the knife from his bag;

He had the intention to murder the victim's parents if they didn't allow him to marry her, indicated by the purchase of a knife and tapes. 

He taped the victim's parents' hands and started swaying the knife. 

The first person he planned to murder was the victim's father. However, he managed to escape by jumping off the 5th floor of the apartment to report the whole situation to the police. 

That was when Lee Jae-myung's nephew started to stab the victim 19 times and her mother 18 times, causing them to pass. 

This all happened on Parents' Day. 

Afterward, the victim's father was diagnosed with a third-degree disability. The victim's grandparents suffered a huge shock from this incident and passed away. 

This case could've been prevented. Lee Jae-myung's nephew kept on bothering the victim by visiting her at her workplace and her parents had already requested protection from the police. 

However, the police refused. After the incident took place, the police plead with her family to not speak about them refusing to protect because it might cause them to get fired. 

After that, Lee Jae-myung's nephew was assigned a public defender. He requested for a psychological evaluation and prepared a lot for the trial, but his appointment was suddenly canceled before the first trial. 

It was revealed that Lee Jae-myung canceled his appointment because he was going to take over the case. 

Without a diagnosis from a professional, Lee Jae-myung said that his nephew is weak both mentally and physically and that the crime was an accident. 

However, the crime was so cruel and in the end, Lee Jae-myung's nephew received a life sentence. 

At that time, no one knew about this case. He only told this to actress Kim Boo-seon. He lied to her about his marital status, claiming that he was single, approached her, and had sexual intercourse with her. 

Later, Lee Jae-myung denied all the dating rumors of him and Kim Boo-seon. However, Kim Boo-seon had evidence that they had sexual intercourse and use it to reveal the truth about the case to the court. 

After looking into it, the court confirmed the truth. Lee Jae-myung admitted to all of it. To prevent things from getting bigger, as it was nearing the presidential election at the time, he apologized, "I am sorry for defending 'Dating violence' as a lawyer." The bereaved families sued him. 



Now, he's receiving backlash as karma as he tried to ride the 'School violence' issue. (NB: Jung Soon-shin, Chief of The National Office of Investigation, son was revealed to be a perpetrator of school violence)

Looks like his nephew learned it from him.

At least Jung Soon-shin resigned from his position right the day after the news was reported. 

Politician Jung Chungrae's son sexually harassed a female middle school student. (NB: He made a public appearance to apologize)

Lee Jae-myung's son was involved in illegal gambling. His son himself admitted that he was also involved in prostitution, however Lee Jae-myung denied it. 

"It was suspicious of him to admit that he was involved in prostitution. I checked the truth with him and it was all false. I have no way of knowing, but he swore it was the truth"

pann
[+1,324][-420]

1. [+642][-161] Lee Jae-myung has always been a psychopathㅡㅡ When he was younger, he dreamt of becoming a teacher. Growing up, he got hit way a lot by his teacher which made him dream of becoming a teacher so that he can hit children. 

My first ever dream as a student from a countryside school is to become a 'teacher'. You're wondering why I wanted to become a teacher? It may sound stupid, but I got hit a lot by my teacher that I wanted to become one so that I can hit children. As a revenge? Dreams change as you get older^^

2. [+596][-126] ???? Frankly speaking, he doesn't even deserve to be called a human;; The fact that he defended a serial killer, saying that it was just a 'Dating violence' is the most shocking for me

3. [+506][-117] Guys, this is why you shouldn't be in a relationship with someone who has records of driving under the influence and abandoning animals. This is the ugly truth. People who drive under the influence know that they might kill someone once they hold the steering wheel, and yet they still decide to drive. They tend to be violent!!! On the other hand, people who abandon animals lack of sympathy. They are either sociopaths or psychopaths. Lee Jae-myung is a criminal who has those two records.

The backlash of trying to ride the school violence issue...

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 I saw this as I scroll my Instagram. She looks different from her usual style here. She somehow looks really adorable. 





pann
[+66][-15]

1. [+28][-4] She looks f*cking gorgeous no matter what she wearsㅜㅜ

2. [+28][-3] She's just... Insane

3. [+28][-3] She's on a whole another level...

4. [+28][-8] She gives off the Queen Bee vibes

5. [+26][-9] I like this vibe on her... Look at the length of her legsㅋㅋㅋ

6. [+17][-8] I hope she does this concept more in the future... She looks so pretty

7. [+15][-1] Whoa... She's so pretty

Jang Wonyoung is so cute for what...

 

'What is this? Is she playing with me?'
'She told me, "If you kneel in front of me and beg for my forgiveness. I'll forgive you."'


A woman forcefully kissed Kang Eunil in the men's toilet. However, the woman got mad and said, "I'm a woman and you're a man. Let's see who's at a disadvantage if you report this to the police."
Sadly, Kang Eunil was found guilty in the first trial. He had to serve 5 months in prison and receive treatment designed specially for perpetrators of sexual harassment.
Fortunately, the court re-checked the CCTV thoroughly in the second trial and declared him innocent. 
When Kang Eunil attempted to sue the woman for a false accusation, the court deemed it invalid.
In the end, after consulting with his company, he sued the woman for perjury. 

theqoo

-Why was he unable to sue the woman for false accusations? The law works in a weird way...

-Hul...? Why was he unable to sue the woman for false accusations? It must be f*cking unfair to him. He had to go to prison for 5 months. She must be a crazy b*tch.

-What a sh*tty country...

-That doesn't even make sense... How could such a thing happen... Oh Gosh...

-Did she compensate for the 5 months he had to spend in jail...? I can't imagine how unfair it must've been to himㅠㅠ

-I feel really bad for him. There are a lot of people who still treat him like a criminal even now...

-Who is that woman? Is she a stalker?

-That's insane... I can't imagine how unfair it must've been. It's already hard enough to experience a sexual harassment, let alone being falsely accused as the perpetrator...

-He even spent 5 months in prison for it...? Oh Goshㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-I just watched this today and it sent me chills down my spine. It's such a relief that the truth is already outㅜㅜ

-What a crazy b*tch...

-I hope he gains some strength... I wish him all the best

-Whoa... That must've been really upsetting. I bet it caused a huge impact on his mentalㅠㅠ

-How can you sleep peacefully after making someone's precious son to jail for something he didn't do?

-I feel really bad for him...


An actor reveals how got sexually harassed but was falsely accused as the perpetrator

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

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Do you like April 16 or May 27?

May 27💃🏻

April 16: The birthday on Dawon's official profile

May 27: Dawon's real birthday

*Why is it different?

During their early debut days, each member having a different zodiac is their concept. (If you watch their episode on Weekly Idol, you'll notice that their company was really serious about this concept)

How do people know their birth dates were fake?

1. During their early debut days, a member (Luda) wrote the wrong birth date

2. When the group was 2 years old, someone did a thorough research during the national election and discovered that 3 of the members' birth dates were different from the ones in their official profile (Soobin, Luda, Dawon)

At this time, the issue got divided opinions from the public. Some think it was very creepy for someone to discover that, the others think it was absurd for the company to pursue such concept that they had to fake their birth dates. 

3. There was also a member who mentioned the wrong birth date during a V Live Broadcast

That is how fans discover that Dawon's birth date on her profile was fake. 
After 7 years of faking her birth date and leaving Starship Ent., Dawon finally revealed that she likes her real birth date more than her fake one

Dawon and Eunseo share the same birth date. 
There was a member who mentioned, 'Dawon and Eunseo share the same birth date in May.'

The fact that they pursued this concept for 7 years

'I feel bad that she had to fake her birth date to April 16. She shares the same birth date with another member. That other member gets to receive birthday wishes on her birthday and she doesn't.'

Some even think it's shameful for the company to fake her birth date to April 16 (NB: The date of Sewol Ferry Tragedy)

theqoo

-Why did it have to be April 16 out of the other dates...

-She finally can reveal her real birth date after leaving the company. What's so important about a concept that she had to fake her own birth date...

-Looks like that company loves to fake things...

-What did they get from faking the members' birth dates anyway...ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I don't get it...

-It must be upsetting to not be able to receive birthday wishes when the other person who shares the same birthday receives wishes...

-What...? She left the group...? Huk...

-Didn't they also fake Sistar's members' ages... Anyway, this company here is really weird...

-Concept was a really important aspect as an idol group when they debuted back then...ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Starship has absolutely crossed the lines...

-Didn't Starship also do this to Sistar?

-Let's not forget that Starship also made Sistar fake their agesㅎㅎ Why are you doing that, Starship?

-Dumb ass company...

-I was wondering how did they find members with different zodiacs... Turns out they had to fake some of the members' birth dates for that concept...

-She may be fine now, but I bet it must've upset her a lot at first...

WJSN's Dawon indirectly reveals her real birthday after leaving Starship Ent.

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Taemin (SHINee)

2016.02.23 1st Full Album: Press It
2017.10.16 2nd Full Album: MOVE
2020.09.07 3rd Full Album: Never Gonna Dance Again: Act 1
2020.11.09 4th Full Album: Never Gonna Dance Again: Act 2

Jonghyun (SHINee)

2016.05.24 1st Full Album: She Is
2018.01.24 2nd Full Album: Poet | Artist

Taeyeon (SNSD)

2017.02.28 1st Full Album: My Voice
2019.10.28 2nd Full Album: Purpose
2022.02.14 3rd Full Album: INVU

Key (SHINee)

2018.11.26 1st Full Album: FACE
2022.08.30 2nd Full Album: Gasoline

Yesung (Super Junior)

2023.01.25 1st Full Album: Sensory Flows

Onew (SHINee)

2023.03.06 1st Full Album: Circle

+According to SM Ent. Yearly Plan, Kyuhyun (Super Junior) will also be releasing a full album this year.

There are a lot of SM Ent. artists who have released mini-albums, though. It's probably because the time it takes to prepare mini-albums are much shorter than full-albums. Besides, mini-albums are also less of work than full-albums.

theqoo

-Key's 1st Full Album is a gem. I mean, his other full album is also really good. But I freaking love his 1st Full Album.

-Taemin has a lot of hit songs...

-You guys have to check out Key's 1st Full Album...

-Whoa... I can't believe Kyuhyun still doesn't have any full albums...

-I know all of the songs from Taeyeon's full albums...

-I still can't believe that Kyuhyun only has mini albums and no full albums at all...

-I'm wondering if Baekhyun will release any full albums within this year...

-The quality of Jonghyun, Taemin, and Key's full-albums are crazy... They're really good...

-I didn't know Onew released a full album... I'm gonna go check it out...

-All of Taeyeon's full albums are gems, with no exceptions...

-4 out of 5 SHINee's members have released full-albums. That's amazing.

-I hope Kyuhyun will release his full album as soon as possible. I'm really looking forward to it.

-You can always trust Taemin when he releases albums...

-Kyuhyun himself said that he wants mini albums, that's why... I heard he's releasing a full album this year, I can't wait...

-I'm not a fan but I got Key's 1st full album on repeat...

There are only 6 artists in SM Ent. who have released full albums

Monday, March 6, 2023

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 B.A.P's first-ever trophy

The OP's mom bought it back in 2020, before the OP knew Kpop. Now she knows Kpop and what that trophy is. OP is shocked and posted it on Tiktok. 

 This is the video when B.A.P received the award


Their company closed for business and it seems like they sold out all of their stuff and somehow it got exported to The Philippines. 
B.A.P's fans are flooding the Tiktok video, asking OP to sell the trophy so that they can return it to the members.

theqoo

-That's crazy. Their company should've returned the trophy to the members. How could they just sell it like that? It's shocking...

-I knew they already closed for business but I still f*cking hate them...

-Whoa... They're seriously the worst out of the worst...

-Hul... Why would they sell that to a thrift shop...

-Even if they sold the trophy, I'm sure it wouldn't bring them that much money. They should've just returned it to the members. What made them think it was a good idea to sell it?

-This is very upsetting...ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-Their company is the definition of trash...

-I'm not a fan, but this is really upsetting... They should've returned it back to the members...

-Oh Gosh... I hope that trophy will find its way back to its rightful owners...

-I'm so glad that trophy is in a Kpop fan's hand right now....

-Hul...ㅋㅋㅋ They couldn't give it back to the members??

The thing that a Filipino mother bought at a Korean Thrift Shop for 200 Peso (4,000 KRW, ~3.60USD)

 These celebrities are turning 30 in a few months and yet they don't look 30 at all...

Seulgi, Park Joohyun, Suzy, and of course, IU

I'm not saying this because they're celebrities who get treatments. They're just some examples. Even 30 y.os non-celebrities these days look so much younger than 30 y.os back then. 

theqoo

-I think it's because a lot of people already have kids by the time they reach their 30s. My 30 y.os friends who have no kids look exactly just like my 20 y.os friends. I think having kids has a huge impact on aging. 

-It's because the way people live these days are so much different from the way people used to live back then...

-I know right. I'm in my early 30s now and people get surprised when I tell them my real age. I don't know if they're just being kind, but being told that I have a baby face makes me feel really goodㅋㅋㅋ

-It's because people in their 20s tend to dress in a way so they look older than they actually are. And on the opposite, people in their 30s dress in a way so they look younger than they are.

-Because we're still young at heart(?)

-Do you think it's because of sunscreen? Back then, not a lot of people know the importance of using sunscreen...

-You will absolutely look younger than you actually are if you don't get married and have kids...

-Maybe it's because the quality of cosmetic products these days has become so much better...

-Some people even mistake me for high school student... I guess it's because I don't do makeup...

30 y.os nowadays look so much younger than 30 y.os back then